Two businesses burglarized on Larchmont; more elder abuse POLICE BEAT

BRANDISHING: On the sidewalk near the intersection of Wilshire and Crenshaw Boulevards on Jan. 17 at 9:30 a.m., a hispanic male moved the trash of a white male. The latter became upset and pointed a stick with a knife attached to it at the hispanic male. The victim walked away and called the police.

ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON: Two male suspects confronted a man in the lobby of an apartment building on the 600 block of South Gramercy Place on Jan. 15 at 4 a.m. One of the suspects said to the victim, “You don’t live here,” and he fired bb gun pellets at him. Then the other suspect sprayed the victim with pepper spray. Both of the suspects fled the building.

BURGLARIES: A suspect pried open the front door of a residence on the 600 block of South Plymouth Boulevard on Jan. 9 at 5 p.m. and stole wine bottles.

On Jan. 18 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. a male suspect pried open the rear door of a residence on the 100 block of North Manhattan Place. He took jewelry and a backpack

Olympic Division

Furnished by Senior Lead Officer

Joseph Pelayo

213-793-0709 31762@lapd.lacity.org Twitter: @lapdolympic before he fled the scene.

ELDER ABUSE: A 76-yearold tenant was pushed into a planter during an altercation with his building’s 30-year-old manager. The victim sustained possible broken ribs. The manager was arrested, and the victim was admitted to an emergency room.

GRAND THEFTS AUTO: On Jan. 16 between 1 and 8:30 a.m., a white Ford van was taken from the street on the 600 block of South Norton Avenue.

Later that day, at 9:30 p.m., a gray Toyota Corolla was taken from the street on the 4500 block of West First.

Between 8 p.m. on Jan. 17 and noon on Jan. 18, a black Honda CRV was stolen from the 200 block of North Van Ness Avenue.

THEFT FROM A MOTOR

Wilshire Division

Furnished by Senior Lead Officer

Dave Cordova

213-793-0650 31646@lapd.lacity.org Twitter: @lapdwilshire

VEHICLE: On Jan. 15 at 3:30 p.m. a hispanic-Black male stole property from a black Cadillac Escalade that was parked in the driveway of a residence on the 400 block of North Plymouth Boulevard.

Wilshire Division

BURGLARIES: Three suspects smashed a rear window at a home on the 500 block of North Arden Boulevard at 6:15 p.m. on Jan. 5. They stole cash and a watch and then fled.

Also on Jan. 5, one male suspect used a tool to smash and pry open the rear window of a home on the 400 bock of North Lucerne Boulevard. The suspect fled on foot with numerous handbags between 6:30 and 8 p.m.

A suspect broke into a home on the 100 block of South Lucerne Boulevard using an object to smash a rear window door on Jan. 6. The suspect ransacked the home but did not take any property.

Buck Mason, the clothing store at 107 N. Larchmont Blvd., was burglarized between 7 p.m. on Jan. 6 and 5:25 a.m. on Jan. 7. The suspect used a tool to smash the back door of the building, took clothing, and fled on foot.

Also on Jan. 7 at 5:13 a.m., the Rothy’s store at 248 N. Larchmont Blvd. was burglarized. A white male suspect used a hard object to break the back door handle and enter the store from the parking lot in the rear. He fled with a wallet and clothing.

Burglaries From

VEHICLES: A catalytic converter was stolen from a white Toyota Prius parked in the driveway of a home on the 100 block of North Lucerne Boulevard at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 3.

A blue Honda CRV was burglarized while parked in a home’s carport on the 400 block of South Detroit Street. The suspect shattered the passenger side window, ransacked the car and removed its contents before fleeing the location between 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 5 and 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 6.